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WITH DEAFENING «el
thunder of jet engines
the 24th Abbotsford
Airshow roared in to
history last weekend.

By ROSS MEEK

The three day event came
in like a lamb, with an
ultra-light’ display and hot
ait ballon lunch, but went
out like a lion with the
Brazilian Esquadrilha da
Fumaca ‘smoke squardron’’
screaming down the runway
in their Embraer 312 Tucand
trainer jets.

It was the Brazilians first
time at the Abbotsford show
and they put on an im-
pressive display of highspeed
aerobatics.

Not to be outdone by the
southerners, the Candians
showed off their ‘own
aerobatic skills with the
traditional snowbirds fly
over.

The Canadian veterans
show begins with the eerie
appearance of twinkling
lights landing in the distance
and concludes with the spec-
tacular ‘downward bom-
burst" that leaves ribbons of
white smoke hanging over
the crowd.

In between is a series of
intricate maneuvers that
have the nine red, white and
blue CT-114 Canadian train-
ing jets criss-crossing the
stage in a captivating display
of flying precision and
grace.

See Airshow
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E FOUR MAN PARACHUTE team (top left) remaia in formation until the tast possible second at the 24th Ab-
batstoed International Airshow. Escorted by Warbirds and Bud Graney in his World War Two fighter, this CP Air 737
(top right) makes a Jow altitude pass by the Abbotsford field, Wing walkers Connie Warren and Cathi Reavis (bottom left)

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wave to the crowd at 180 miles an hour on the wings of Bill Warren's Bocing A75-NI. Flying in tight formation the Ca-
nadian Snowbirds (bottom right) show their stuff at 475 miles an hour. .

NEWS photos Stuart Davis